Retirement has been morphing for the past fifteen to twenty years from a short period of leisure and rest to a much longer period of healthy, active and often meaningful pursuits. One effect of this change is the great need for pre-retirement planning. A helpful place to begin is by considering how to replace the five benefits of work that have become integral parts of our lives: financial compensation, a purpose, a social network, time management, and status. Financial compensation is the work benefit that people know they need to replace in […]